Joe Slovo Fire Latest In String Of Blazes Across Cape Town Over Christmas

A fire that broke out in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa, Cape Town, has been brought under control, though the cause of the blaze remains unclear, reports Cape town Etc .

A team from The Gift of the Givers was deployed to the community on Thursday night.

Ali Sablay, the humanitarian aid organisations director, stated that hundreds of structures were affected by the fire.

'A Gift of the Givers team is currently on site at the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa, where hundreds of structures are currently burning out.'

'The fire department is battling the blaze as the south-easterly wind exacerbates the fire.'